Milovan Sikimić (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Милован Сикимић; born 25 October 1980) is a
Serbia
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n former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
With two different clubs (
Guingamp and
Strasbourg), Sikimić played in the first five levels of the
French football league system
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(
Ligue 1
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,
Ligue 2
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,
National,
CFA and
CFA 2).
He is the older brother of
Predrag Sikimić
Predrag Sikimić ( sr-cyr, Предраг Сикимић; born 29 August 1982) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a striker.
He is the younger brother of Milovan Sikimić
Milovan Sikimić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Сикимић; bor ...
.
Career
After playing with
Mladenovac in his country, Sikimić moved abroad to France and signed a three-year contract with
Guingamp in June 2002. He immediately became an important part of the team, making over 150 competitive appearances for the club in the following five years.
In July 2007, Sikimić returned to his homeland and signed with
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
** AK Partizan, athletics
**Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
**Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
** FK Partizan, association fo ...
. He was initially a regular member of the team's defensive line. However, due to often injuries, Sikimić made only 12 official appearances for the club in the following two seasons, as Partizan won two
doubles.
In July 2009, Sikimić moved back to France and signed with
Strasbourg.
He was transferred to Cypriot club
Apollon Limassol in July 2011. However, after only few months, Sikimić returned to
Strasbourg. He also spent one season at
Mulhouse
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, before leaving the club in the summer of 2016.
Statistics
Honours
;Partizan
*
Serbian SuperLiga
The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...
:
2007–08,
2008–09
*
Serbian Cup:
2007–08,
2008–09
;Strasbourg
*
CFA:
2012–13
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(Group B)
*
CFA 2:
2011–12 (Group C)
References
External links
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Milovan Sikimićat racingstub.com
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Apollon Limassol FC players
Association football defenders
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National players
Cypriot First Division players
En Avant Guingamp players
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate footballers in France
FC Mulhouse players
FK Partizan players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
OFK Mladenovac players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Serbian expatriate footballers
Serbian expatriates in Cyprus
Serbian expatriates in France
Serbian footballers
Serbian SuperLiga players
Sportspeople from Smederevo
1980 births
Living people